Analysis
Operators lose, now they face tough talks with winner BSkyB
The UK’s five main mobile-telephone operators may come to seriously regret failing to win the mobile-clips rights of English football’s Premier League.
Sogecable warns agency: We don’t need Barça games
Battle lines are being drawn up in Spain over the television rights for domestic football’s Primera Liga.
League ponders new packages to kick-off pay-battle
Dubai Sports set to win Gulf Cup
How World Cup smashed viewing records in Europe
Television viewing for the 2006 World Cup in Germany smashed viewing records in several countries in Europe and elsewhere.
Rivals react to Sky growth with new football offers
BSkyB subscribers increase by 77,000 as last quarter sees pay-television growth in three of five European markets
Sheikh takes strategic stake in Asian agency
Big money, big gamble – India’s Twenty20 revolution opens up
A billion-dollar deal signed last weekend for the Indian cricket board’s new domestic Twenty20 tournament, the India Premier League, could mark a new commercial era for the sport
Doing well should lift TV fees
World Cup winners Italy could get a 20-per-cent increase in television-rights fees.
ICC waits on Indian ruling
ASO’s tough stance on drugs won’t stop fees falling
German audiences crash, but ratings in France hold up
Rai rapped for mini-spots again
Goal TV emerges as new challenger to dominant ESS
Four Hills hit highs despite bad weather
Thrifty Ten cling to lead as ESS and Neo gain ground
The Dubai-based Ten Sports channel maintained its audience-share leadership among Indian sports channels in 2007
ARD holds on to big-rating Valuev
Huge audiences but not as good as Euro 2004 in UK, Germany
The 2006 World Cup in Germany is on course to break television viewing records.